#CAA4CD#CAA4CD
#CAA4CD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.071 H 323.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAA4CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 164, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(296, 29%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(296, 20%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.5%, 20%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.90, 21.07, -15.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.90, 26.22, 323.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.6% 0.0575 -0.042) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.6% 0.071 323.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.6507, 43.5163, 63.5824) |
| Luminance | 0.4351 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 1.06
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.51
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.11
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.32
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.57
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 9.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAA4CD #A7CDA4
analogous
#B6A4CD #CAA4CD #CDA4BB
triadic
#CAA4CD #CDCAA4 #A4CDCA
tetradic
#CAA4CD #CDB6A4 #A7CDA4 #A4BBCD
square
#CAA4CD #CDB6A4 #A7CDA4 #A4BBCD
split-complementary
#CAA4CD #BBCDA4 #A4CDB6
monochromatic
#9A579F #B37DB7 #CAA4CD #E1CBE3 #F3EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#CAA4CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.70
#CAA4CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAA4CD
9.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAA4CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAA4CD | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.70 | 9.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1ADCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B2CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CCA8B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caa4cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 164, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.071 323.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dabfdc',
500: '#caa4cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caa4cd; $custom-light: #dabfdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caa4cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 164,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 295.61,
"s": 29.078,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76595,
"c": 0.07119,
"h": 323.9
},
"luminance": 0.43515
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAA4CD
secondary
#E1EBE0
accent
#A83E46
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF7FB
border
#D3D0D4
text
#151215
muted
#838183